HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 08 - Animal ShelterMEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER
MEETING DATE: AUGUST 21, 2018
SUBJECT: APPROVAL FOR THE AWARD OF RFQ 463-2018 FOR
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER
AND ADOPTION CENTER
RECOMMENDATION: City Council to consider award of Request for Qualifications 463-2018 for
Architectural Design Services for the Animal Shelter with Quorum
Architects, Inc., for the Police Department.
FUNDING SOURCE: Upon Council approval, funds will be available in the Capital Projects
General Facilities Fund 177 in an estimated amount of $370,000.
BACKGROUND: Seven firms responded to the publicized
responding firms were:
Brinkley Sargent Wiginton Architects, Inc.
EIKON Consulting Group, LLC
PGAL, Inc.
Quorum Architects, Inc.
Rittiluechai Architecture PC
Shelter Planners of America
SRG Architects, LLC
Request for Qualifications. The
Proposal/qualifications were reviewed and evaluated by a seven -member
selection committee comprised of staff from the Police Department, Public
Works Department and the City Manager's office. The top two firms were
scheduled for interviews. Interviews with each firm were conducted, along
with contacting listed references. Additionally, representative committee
members visited/toured previously constructed shelter facilities or sites
that were under construction, in which the two firms had design and
construction oversight. After a comprehensive evaluation of the
responses, the references, and the site visits, the evaluation committee
chose and recommends Quorum Architects, Inc., of Fort Worth, Texas, as
the architectural and engineering design firm for the construction of a
new/remodeled Animal Shelter and Adoption Center based upon the
grading matrix.
Request for Qualifications 463-2018 was solicited in accordance with
Texas Government Code Chapter 2254.004. The RFQ was issued
January 19, 2018 and closed on February 13, 2018.
Staff recommends approval.
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